depression – Blueprint

Waking Up Sad

A poem by H Dawood about trauma and recovery

A poem about the relationship between mental health problems and the self

Someone on such a level of fame and power as Kanye West has a responsibility in how he engages in the mental health discourse.

What is it like to live with someone who believes themselves to be seriously ill?

I don't think university was the fundamental cause, but I do believe it acted as the trigger which made these feelings explode beyond my control.

I inferred some messages. Being female means gore, agony and mess. Being adult means having a frightening body that is out of my control.

Weeks ago I would will the sessions to be over, but right now I feel almost abandoned, like a small child not ready to let their mother’s hand go.

Reflections on how mental illness moves through the family.

In the second of the 'Interviews with Artists' series, Blueprint's Arts Editor interviews self-taught Swedish illustrator Lou L.